In modern society, information security issues are assigned one of the key places. The widespread use of technical means of data processing and transmission only aggravates the situation. As practice shows, even the most secure databases are susceptible to hacking.

The legal business faces the same risks as other information technology users. However, the consequences of information leaks can be very serious, because a law firm works with a client’s information and this information often becomes the target of an attack.

 

The Importance of the Right Solutions

Since IT solutions used by large businesses are not always acceptable for lawyers, it is worth thinking about developing a separate corporate system or, with the involvement of specialists, adapting traditional information security tools to the needs of the company:

• special programs;
• software systems;
• information security systems in information systems for various purposes and data processing facilities.

In any case, one must remember that 100% protection does not exist. However, one of the most reliable ways is to use LAN messengers for communication between employees of a law firm.

 

Local Messengers Are Safe

LAN messenger is an application for instant messaging within a local network, for example, of one enterprise or institution. Most often, such an application is needed for the joint discussion of a project or report. At the same time, users are not distracted by extraneous calls and messages coming, for example, from Skype, therefore, the effectiveness of work increases.

In addition, the network built in this way is peer-to-peer – each network participant is simultaneously both a client and a server, which eliminates the possibility of collisions in the event of failure of one or more nodes. Such a network is more reliable than networks built based on software that works with a two-tier architecture – client-server.

Features of local messengers:

1. No internet connection is required.
2. Such messengers do not require a dedicated server to work since they can communicate according to the Peep-to-Peep principle.
3. Secrecy of messages. No message is guaranteed to get outside the network since no active Internet connection is expected.
4. Guaranteed absence of spam and other unwanted interference from outside.
5. Fast functioning, since the connection speed within the local network, is always higher than on the Internet.
6. Fast and secure transfer of files within the network. It is much easier to exchange documents and there is no risk of losing confidential documents.

The most popular local messengers have long proven themselves to be the best. Some local messengers encrypt messages so that even when connected to the Internet, it will be impossible for an attacker to get to the corporate account. That is why, when choosing a corporate messenger, the head of a law firm should pay attention to them.

Thus, the security of a law firm’s databases should generally be comparable to the privacy policies of the largest corporations. One of the simplest and most reliable solutions for law firms is the use of LAN messengers.